Amos Singletary Views: Anti-Federalist State: Massachusetts - The Massachusetts economy consisted of fishing, shipbuilding, and farming. There was an estimated 268 thousand people living in Plymouth and Massachusetts combined in the 1780s. In the Massachusetts area there were lots of woodlands and water that was abundant with wildlife. Occupation: Singletary was the operator of a mill and was not born into money. Constitutional Convention: He was a member of the Constitutional Convention and was serving as one of the delegates to the state of Massachusetts. Voting: He voted against ratifying the Constitution because he felt the tax laws included in the document were too hard on the working class and too lenient and the elites.
people, Joan Leotta. 80 pages. Publisher: Children's Press(CT) (December 2001) Reading level: Grades 3-5. Presents information about Massachusetts's, geography, history, landmarks, natural resources, government, state capitol, towns, cities, and more.. "The State of Massachusetts - An Introduction to the Bay State from NETSTATE.COM." 50 States - State Symbols, Capitals, Maps, Geography, State Facts, Songs, History, Famous People from NETSTATE.COM. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ma_intro.htm>.
Views: Anti-Federalist
State: Massachusetts - The Massachusetts economy consisted of fishing, shipbuilding, and farming. There was an estimated 268 thousand people living in Plymouth and Massachusetts combined in the 1780s. In the Massachusetts area there were lots of woodlands and water that was abundant with wildlife.
Occupation: Singletary was the operator of a mill and was not born into money.
Constitutional Convention: He was a member of the Constitutional Convention and was serving as one of the delegates to the state of Massachusetts.
Voting: He voted against ratifying the Constitution because he felt the tax laws included in the document were too hard on the working class and too lenient and the elites.
Bibliography:
1650s, the, Massachusetts Bay, and the Colony of Rhode Island (not yet unified with Providence) the Connecticut Colony. "History of Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia."Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Massachusetts#Federalist_Era:_1780.E2.80.931815>.
"Anti-Federalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Federalism>.
Merrill, Deane. "Estimated Population of American Colonies, 1630-1780." Deane W. Merrill. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://merrill.olm.net/mdocs/pop/colonies/colonies.htm>.
people, Joan Leotta. 80 pages. Publisher: Children's Press(CT) (December 2001) Reading level: Grades 3-5. Presents information about Massachusetts's, geography, history, landmarks, natural resources, government, state capitol, towns, cities, and more.. "The State of Massachusetts - An Introduction to the Bay State from NETSTATE.COM." 50 States - State Symbols, Capitals, Maps, Geography, State Facts, Songs, History, Famous People from NETSTATE.COM. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2012. <http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ma_intro.htm>.
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